More Questionable Boston Qualifying Results Traced Back To Planet Tours
The French travel agency, Planet Tours has shown that they are willing to do just about anything in order to try to obtain Boston Marathon bibs for their customers.
They were involved in a scandal where their customers were added...
Did Runner Attempt to Scam Boston Marathon Entry through Participation in Guide Program?
By all accounts, “Will” has been an asset to the running community. He has volunteered as a guide in many races, including The 2019 Boston Marathon. Guides get no official recognition for running Boston. Guiding can be...
Top Finisher DQ’d from Sarasota Marathon
There was immediate suspicion regarding Jennifer’s result at The Sarasota Marathon. Her 3:39:51 would be a personal record. Her only result on Marathonguide.com is the 2021 Chicago Marathon where she finished in a time of 5:42:47. I...
“Wheelchair on Your Right!” – Pay Attention – Here’s Why
Jillian finished the 2020 Walt Disney World Marathon in a time of 4:28:34 , competing in the women's push rim division.
Her race was not without issue though. At approximately mile 18, Jillian crashed...
Bandit offered and (Apparently) paid $10 for Photoshopped Charity Boston Marathon Bib
Prior To The Boston Marathon, I posted a copy of an add on reddit - by a runner wanting a bib altered so that they could purportedly run with their sister.
That post was also accompanied by this photo.
It does not appear...
While Maintaining His Innocence – Runner Removing Himself From Results
Last week I wrote about Ed. Ed first came to my attention as a result of his 2017 and 2018 results at the Mesa-Phoenix Marathon. There were red flags at those races. However, in my opinion, there was not...
Bib Muling, and Course Cutting: Boston Entrant Has Two Bogus Qualifying Times
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In February of 2019, S. Cho...
Planet Tours Involved In Bib Selling Irregularities At Berlin Marathon
I've written about two separate incidents regarding Planet Tours:
First, it was discovered that multiple runners were added to the results of the Mt St Michel Marathon in 2014. These runners were allegedly added at the request of Planet Tours...
Dr. Frank Meza, a Journalistic View
I’m not a marathon investigator like Derek Murphy, who’s way better than me at analyzing split times, photos, and videos. But I’m a longtime running journalist and a 72-year-old marathoner who’s interested in fast guys over 70....
“Fake Tina” – THE WOMAN THAT PRETENDED TO RUN THE BOSTON MARATHON
I wrote about "Fake Tina" after The 2016 Boston Marathon. In the initial article I gave her full name - that was a mistake. I do think the story is interesting, and sad. I am not posting her full...
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